In the coming days, the U.S. military in the eastern Mediterranean is expected to jab one end of a hulking metal dock into a beach in northern Gaza.
The US is wrapping up a pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea. But danger and uncertainty lie aheadFILE - In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade and sailors attached to the MV Roy P. Benavidez assemble the Roll-On, Roll-Off Distribution Facility , or floating pier, off the shore of Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea on April 26, 2024.
“If Israel is comfortable with allowing the maritime corridor to function ... then it will work in a limited way,” he said this week, as the U.S. military said it was waiting out bad weather to put the pier and dock in place. “And if they don't, it won't. Which is why it's a very, very expensive alternative.”
After an Israeli attack killed seven World Central Kitchen workers on an aid mission on April 1, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu It's unclear how much the cutoffs and surge in fighting will affect American-led efforts to deliver food, emergency nutrition for children and other aid to be brought in via the sea route. But humanitarian operations are under threat throughout Gaza, aid officials said.
Around the world, the process of humanitarian workers communicating their planned movements to combatants and getting clearance to move is known as “deconfliction.”
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